Data Analyst, Indirect Tax Tech

Amazon is a fast paced, dynamic, high-tech company based in Seattle. Amazon’s tax team seeks an exceptionally capable and motivated individual to help deliver the Tax Technology support for our Indirect Tax function. The Tax Technology team enables solutions that support the automation of our Tax team’s processes.

The right individual should have an interest in indirect tax (VAT) reporting, ability to work with or an appetite to work with large volumes of data, and solid business judgment capable of delivering the right results.
This role will focus on working with Amazon's Tax Engine team to ensure timely updates to reporting platforms. Duties will include:
- Independently drive smaller projects; support project prioritization discussions, timelines and trade-offs with business partners.
- Perform hands on detailed data research and analysis of a large tax data set; investigate, troubleshoot and resolve data quality issues.
· Define business requirements for technical development based on analysis of data sets
· Build and maintain relationships with our key technology providers, as well as, other technical teams across Amazon.


We are a fast growing team, so we're looking for candidates who are eager and able to learn new content quickly, who are willing to go into unfamiliar territory, and who possess ironclad judgment and integrity around confidential information.

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Basic Qualifications

· 2+ years of experience in tax, finance or a related analytical field.
· BS degree in Data, Computer Science, Mathematics, Accounting, or a related field or equivalent experience
· 2+ years’ experience working in tax, accounting, or data analysis

Preferred Qualifications

· Experience with data investigation across business processes/business systems, especially SQL proficiency pulling data from various sources.
· Experience with implementing Tax Technology, especially for VAT processes and reporting.
· Strong critical thinking, excellent communication skills, and ability to influence.
· Ability to explain financial/technical concepts and analysis implications clearly to a wide audience, and be able to translate business objectives into actionable analyses.
· Ability to work successfully in a team environment and build effective working relationships inside and outside of the group.
· Creative, positive, and helpful attitude; a team oriented, customer-centric working style.